Factory build sheet
2012 Subaru Outback Premium +M/R+CWP+6CD HK
Build 4S4BRCHC-C · 2.5L · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 4S4BRCHC and position 10 reads C. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Outback whose VIN starts 4S4BRCHC and carries C in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 42 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 42 known VINs
Factory specification
As filed by Subaru with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2.5 L
- Engine model
- 2.5NA U6
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern 4S4BRCHC for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 4S4 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BRCHC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | C | Model year — 2012 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2012 Subaru Outback as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
16 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2012 Outback. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
42 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 4S4BRCHC-C shares the specification above.
- 42 Known VINs
- 4S4BRCHC XC3217441
- 4S4BRCHC 4C3220285
- 4S4BRCHC 1C3258606
- 4S4BRCHC 2C3270294
- 4S4BRCHC 5C3240626
- 4S4BRCHC 9C3243769
- 4S4BRCHC 4C3302985
- 4S4BRCHC 0C1272957
- 4S4BRCHC 5C3202166
- 4S4BRCHC 9C1245890
- 4S4BRCHC 9C1244450
- 4S4BRCHC 9C3271426
- 4S4BRCHC 8C3223772
- 4S4BRCHC 3C1201674
- 4S4BRCHC 4C1241844
- 4S4BRCHC 8C3256089
- 4S4BRCHC XC1277473
- 4S4BRCHC 7C1258220
- 4S4BRCHC 4C1227670
- 4S4BRCHC 4C3205155
- 4S4BRCHC 9C3205927
- 4S4BRCHC 8C1200620
- 4S4BRCHC 3C3261796
- 4S4BRCHC 6C1245524
- 4S4BRCHC 8C3270414
- 4S4BRCHC 0C3203063
- 4S4BRCHC 7C1247055
- 4S4BRCHC 6C3300638
- 4S4BRCHC 6C3219493
- 4S4BRCHC 7C3202038
- 4S4BRCHC 5C1238516
- 4S4BRCHC 9C1250569
- 4S4BRCHC 1C1240845
- 4S4BRCHC 4C3278820
- 4S4BRCHC 1C1299958
- 4S4BRCHC 2C1242619
- 4S4BRCHC 6C1238928
- 4S4BRCHC 0C1242957
- 4S4BRCHC 4C1279686
- 4S4BRCHC 6C3210308
- 4S4BRCHC 1C3211785
- 4S4BRCHC 2C3216025
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Outback, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2012 Limited +6CD HK 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 363 vehicles · $6,355 median
- 2012 Limited +M/R+6CD HK 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 2,089 vehicles · $7,995 median
- 2012 Limited +M/R+/Navi 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 472 vehicles · $5,999 median
- 2012 Premium +M/R+CWP 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 45 vehicles
- 2012 Limited +M/R+6CD HK 3.6L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,655 vehicles · $8,932 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 42 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.